Enrollment
301
Middle
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360647004763
J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
99 STATE ST, CANTON, NY 13617 · (315) 386-8561 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of New York public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
130 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL→H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CANTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +37.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 38 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 62.3% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 301 | 43.2% | 63.1% |
| NORTHEASTERN CLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPLAIN | 287 | 42.5% | 52.9% |
| RICHARD T STANK MIDDLE SCHOOL CONKLIN | 315 | 45.4% | 59.2% |
| ROYALTON-HARTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLEPORT | 328 | 44.5% | 59.3% |
| SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL SARANAC LAKE | 282 | 42.6% | 59.7% |
| ATTICA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ATTICA | 346 | 43.9% | 53.5% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In St. Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #217 of 766 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #11 of 768 ▲ 317 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #308 of 768 ▲ 165 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #559 of 796 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #223 of 683 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #638 of 688 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #500 of 773 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #159 of 524 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
301
-52 (-15%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 301 | 31.3 | 9.6:1 | 43% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 32.2 | 9.9:1 | 45% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 33.9 | 9.9:1 | 49% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 47% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 45% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 18 | 21.7:1 | 39% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 39 | 12.4:1 | 42% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 33% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school in New York, with an address in CANTON. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 301 students. The typical figure for middle schools in New York is about 531 students.
CANTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 3 schools, J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL included, with 1,041 students in all.
Most students at J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL are White: 92% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. By the diversity index, J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 15%.
Staffing totals 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1. Middle schools in New York have a similar average ratio of 10.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is 43%. Across public schools in St. Lawrence County, the average is about the same, 45%.
J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.1% for J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. The school posts 63.1%, 4.0 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in St. Lawrence County, median household income is about $62,850, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 40 public schools in St. Lawrence County.
H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is located less than a tenth of a mile from J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.2 to 9.6 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- F S BANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 408 students
- H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 332 students
- ST LAWRENCE CORRECTIONAL FACILITYElementary
Other schools in CANTON
- F S BANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 408 students
- H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 332 students
- SAINT LAWRENCE-LEWIS BOCESCombined · 225 students
- ST LAWRENCE CORRECTIONAL FACILITYElementary
Nearby schools
- H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 332
- F S BANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 408
- SAINT LAWRENCE-LEWIS BOCES1.0 mi · 225
- POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.4 mi · 373
- LAWRENCE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.7 mi · 526
- A A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL10.7 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 301 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by CANTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.